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Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 11.26 Scottish residents' visits abroad, by means of leaving the UK1, purpose of visit, and area visited

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

thousands

All visits abroad by Scots

3,506

3,714

3,804

3,817

4,218

4,288

4,792

4,738

4,765

3,899

3,618

by means of leaving the UK

Air

Total

3,110

3,327

3,459

3,569

4,009

4,131

4,562

4,517

4,501

3,674

3,362

Edinburgh

448

573

454

446

783

767

852

1,077

1,194

1,035

1,000

Glasgow

1,673

1,692

1,954

2,027

2,021

1,721

1,868

1,774

1,742

1,339

1,102

Prestwick

..

..

..

..

..

566

673

656

644

376

409

Aberdeen

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

180

164

Total these airports

2,121

2,265

2,408

2,473

2,804

3,054

3,393

3,506

3,580

2,931

2,674

Heathrow

341

373

352

364

435

383

149

117

102

109

87

Gatwick

191

187

167

183

225

186

192

183

215

140

127

Stanstead

51

69

114

121

115

102

109

58

81

47

44

Manchester

148

149

182

164

156

164

159

158

134

130

130

Newcastle

..

..

..

..

..

..

136

176

128

105

119

Birmingham

..

..

..

..

..

..

39

22

18

13

19

Other UK Airports

258

284

236

264

274

242

385

297

243

199

162

Channel Tunnel

60

44

41

54

36

52

55

65

83

63

76

Sea

Total

336

343

304

194

173

105

175

156

182

163

180

English Channel Ports

224

243

213

124

109

57

119

68

107

109

118

English East Coast Ports

89

87

85

61

54

47

45

52

46

37

34

Other UK Ports

23

13

6

9

10

1

11

36

28

16

28

by purpose of visit

Package holiday

1,785

1,847

1,978

1,903

1,969

1,580

1,681

1,687

1,512

1,161

1,195

Other holiday

897

1,007

1,042

1,084

1,212

1,505

1,694

1,643

1,828

1,454

1,378

Business

374

338

329

305

329

394

383

458

407

397

363

Visit friends / relatives

358

455

391

389

598

692

859

824

913

800

611

Misc. and other

90

68

64

136

110

118

174

126

104

88

70

by area visited

EU

2,759

2,985

3,092

3,008

3,204

3,276

3,709

3,662

3,692

2,933

2,709

Other Europe

15

12

14

29

32

41

61

48

64

50

48

North America

465

455

388

456

497

484

503

465

477

365

344

Australia & New Zealand

32

39

34

32

54

77

60

71

52

57

55

Asia

94

72

80

81

154

128

158

147

154

146

139

Rest of the World

139

153

198

212

277

282

301

345

324

348

322

by means of leaving the UK and main purposes of visits

Edinburgh, Glasgow, Prestwick & Aberdeen

Package holiday

1,261

1,280

1,459

1,492

1,504

1,218

1,277

1,322

1,175

895

882

Other holiday

437

547

543

588

727

1,029

1,164

1,148

1,303

1,055

989

Business

173

126

141

126

162

235

199

306

296

289

242

Visit friends / relatives

227

300

248

222

364

513

634

658

749

651

512

Other UK airport

Package holiday

359

364

362

298

394

310

297

284

260

188

198

Other holiday

323

362

392

412

409

413

466

408

398

218

214

Business

146

173

139

152

141

149

163

132

94

40

48

Visit friends / relatives

118

135

133

153

213

160

198

147

135

78

54

Sea or Channel Tunnel

Package holiday

165

204

157

113

71

52

107

81

78

78

115

Other holiday

137

98

107

84

76

63

64

86

127

182

176

Business

54

39

50

27

26

10

21

20

17

67

73

Visit friends / relatives

14

20

10

14

22

19

27

19

29

71

45

by main purposes of visit and area visited

Package holiday

EU

1,631

1,661

1,781

1,644

1,653

1,305

1,410

1,366

1,227

898

908

Elsewhere

154

187

197

259

315

275

272

321

285

264

287

Other holiday

EU

630

755

816

841

936

1,186

1,370

1,353

1,503

1,185

1,120

Elsewhere

267

252

226

244

276

319

324

290

324

268

258

Business

EU

259

249

243

204

235

285

263

356

275

274

252

Elsewhere

115

89

86

101

94

108

120

101

132

123

111

Visit friends / relatives

EU

175

262

201

219

288

407

529

510

609

514

379

Elsewhere

184

194

190

170

310

284

331

314

304

286

232

1. These estimates are based on information from samples of passengers using the principal routes: the International Passenger Survey
does not provide any information about passengers using other routes (e.g.Rosyth) - see sections 3.14 and 4.4 of the text.
Prestwick airport was added to the International Passenger Survey sample in 2005, so there are no figures for it prior to then.
The results for 2003 and earlier years differ from those published previously because ONS has revised the series retrospectively -
for example, the EU/Other Europe breakdown now reflects the position following the enlargement of the EU in 2004.